I Can See You
3.5 Stars

Series note: This is book #10 in Rose's romantic suspense series, and while the mystery is standalone, the characters from books 1 through 6 play important roles. However, there is no need to read books 7 through 9 as these are unrelated.

Although this installment is a significant improvement on the last couple of books, there are still some problematic elements.

The serial killer plot is gripping from the start with a suitably malicious villain. That said, some of the red herrings are exceedingly obvious and the killer's identity is relatively easy to guess from the abundance of clues.

The inclusion of elements from the online gaming world is also compelling. Rose manages to explain the concepts in an easy to understand manner without bogging the reader down with dry and boring details.

Eve and Noah are an appealing couple. Both have suffered a great deal, but have overcome all obstacles with strength, determination and resilience. One cannot help but admire how far they have come. Eve and Noah also have great chemistry; however, their slow burn romance takes to long to come to fruition. By the time they get to a place that they are comfortable enough with their attraction to act on it, I had more or less lost interest.

In sum, a solid installment in the series, but it is clear that Rose's writing is skewed toward the suspense rather than the romance. ( )

Only after cataloging this book on LT did I see that it is often tagged as a romance. That put it to the back of the TBR list, but I finally got to it and was relieved that the romance angle was low key and not overly sappy. As a romantic thriller it worked.

Since I read a lot of this kind of thing I figured out the bad guy ahead of the cops. It frustrated me that none of them followed the obvious and usual lines of investigation to find him. Instead they circled around the hard way and it was a little prolonged. There were some red herrings both planted by the author and the villain. Well, the primary villain anyway. There is another and that just seemed superfluous. The story would have worked just as well without that complication. I won’t actively seek out more of these books which seem to form a loosely connected series, but if I happen on one at another library book sale, I won’t avoid it either. ( )

A really good romantic suspense with a captivating complex plot including multiple bad guys and plenty of fast paced chilling action. I liked how the team worked together and following characters in the series. Eve discovers someone from her research project died and works with detective Noah to investigate the case.
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Rose is a master at her craft. She's writes an amazing balance of romance and suspense, effortlessly weaving the two together in a spellbinding way. I think as time goes only gets better. This book was definitely a masterpiece. From beginning to end I was completely drawn in.

Toward the end I thought she gave up the villain a bit too easily, but overall I was highly impressed with this entry. ( )

Liked this story. Liked even more that you don't have to read the "series" in order because while there is an evolving history, understanding each book isn't contingent on knowing the history. I did know the villain almost from the moment he was on the page. Although I second guessed myself for several chapters. ( )